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A woman places flowers in honor of the victims of the subway blast in St. Petersburg on April 4, 2017. (AFP)

Glimpses of the St. Petersburg Bombing Victims

by Andrew Roth and David Filipov | Apr 7, 2017 | World

St. Petersburg – He was a 22-year-old from the Central Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan. She was a 21-year-old from Azerbaijan. They were part of the modern-day fabric of Russia’s melancholy old imperial city. He was the bomber, police say. She was one of his 14...

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A television steadycam films a Premier League match being shown live. Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images

Premier League Launches Major Fightback against Illegal Streaming

by Paul MacInnes | Apr 7, 2017 | Sports

The Premier League has launched its biggest crackdown on piracy with a series of moves to combat illegal streaming, in light of fears that widespread availability of new consumer-friendly devices could fatally undermine its business model. The streaming of live...

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A man walks towards the Central Bank in Tunis December 27, 2013. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi

Tunisia Issues USD50 Million International Bonds

by AlMunji alSaidani | Apr 7, 2017 | Business

Tunisia – The Committee of Finance, Planning and Development approved the Ministry of Finance request relating to a debenture loan to be issued by the Central Bank of Tunisia (CBT) worth USD500 million, insured by the United States Agency for International...

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Soldiers patrol on Meir shopping street in Antwerp, Belgium on Thursday, March 23, 2017. (AP)

Belgium Drops Terrorism Charges against Antwerp Driver

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 7, 2017 | World

Terrorism charges against a driver who sped through pedestrians in the Belgian city of Antwerp last month were dropped on Friday over a lack of evidence. Prosecutors said in a statement that they had found insufficient evidence to maintain terrorism charges over the...

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A civil defence member breathes through an oxygen mask, after what rescue workers described as a suspected gas attack in the town of Khan Sheikhoun in rebel-held Idlib, Syria April 4, 2017. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah

The Chemical Attack a Test for Trump

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Apr 7, 2017 | Opinion

Regardless that it is prohibited under any circumstances, we couldn’t find a reasonable justification for the Syrian regime use of chemical weapons against civilians in Idlib. The regime forces were not in a critical point there, the targeted site is not a strategic...